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Designed By	Phil Harding
Art By	Phil Harding
Published By	Adventureland Games Z-Man Games
Year Published	2007
# of Players:	2 − 4
User Suggested # of Players	Best with 3 players Recommended with 2, 3, 4 players (13 voters) [poll]
Playing Time	20 minutes
Mfg Suggested Ages	8 and up
User Suggested Ages	8 and up (5 voters) [poll]
Language Dependence	Some necessary text - easily memorized or small crib sheet (9 voters) [poll]
Category	Adventure Card Game
Mechanic	Card Drafting Set Collection
Primary Name	Archaeology: The Card Game
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Families	Rummy Games

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Discover the lost treasures of Egypt and make your fortune!

You are an archaeologist working the dig sites of the Egyptian desert. Search for the right pieces to complete torn parchments, broken pots and other priceless artifacts. Explore an ancient pyramid hoping to uncover a huge stash of treasure! Trade shrewdly at the local marketplace to increase the value of your collection. Sell your treasures to the museum at just the right time for maximum profit.

But beware, the desert also has its dangers! A devastating sandstorm can throw your expedition into disarray, and cunning thieves lurk around the dig site ready to steal your prize discovery!

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2008 Boardgames Australia Awards Winner, Best Australian Game.

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34	Reviews [Video Review] Archaeology: the Card Game	2009-10-14	TomVasel	6
0	Rules End game trading into eternity	2009-09-21	Liumas	8
9	Reviews Is Egypt such a random place?	2009-09-19	thepackrat	11
3	News Nominations for the Golden Geek Awards 2009	2009-09-15	Phil81	1
11	Variants Simple starting player variant	2009-08-24	Phil81	2
23	Reviews Dig for Victory!	2009-08-08	55cards	5
4	General Review on Boardgame Babylon podcast	2009-07-27	Phil81	0
1	Rules Options once the draw pile is depleted?	2009-04-16	Randougall	2
0	Variants Map substitute variant	2009-04-07	MajorOracle	2
0	General Did I do something wrong?	2009-04-03	mattx	6

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Teaching aid for Archaeology: The Card Game - in Hebrew

המערך אינו הסבר ממצה של חוקי המשחק אלא אמצעי עזר לשחקן המסביר את חוקי המשחק לשחקנים חדשים

koby_shachar

2009-07-30

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406	Tom and Holly Vasel - Top 100 Games	2008-09-29
223	Card Fillers You Should Really At Least Try	2009-09-08
218	A Sneak Peek at 2009 Releases from Z-Man Games	2009-01-08
200	Let's play a game!	2008-04-07
194	Gaming With the Neighbor Kid.	2008-06-25
149	Petition to add Beer and Pretzels as a category - win 50GG and a free game	2009-10-04
134	New to you Apr 09 => Best new game you played this month and why	2009-04-28
133	New to you Mar 09 => Best new game you played this month and why	2009-03-31
111	What Game Do You Do For A Job	2009-11-02
103	Great cheap games	2007-10-09

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Board Game Rank:	698
Num Ratings:	422
Average Rating:	6.83
Standard Deviation:	1.14
Num Views:	23888
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Avg. Game Weight:	1.4
Fans:	11

Personal Comments:	189
Users Owning:	569
Users Wanting:	69
Users Trading:	11
Has Parts For Trade:	0
Want Parts In Trade:	0
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Total Plays:	1811
Plays This Month:	122

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French session report (with lots of pictures) on Le Blog Perso de Ludo le Gars	http://lgimet.over-blog.com/article--31-10-2009-ar...	2009-11-04
Video review by Tom Vasel	http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8SyONpoj07E	2009-10-14
Z-Man Games' Official Rules (English) (pdf)	http://www.zmangames.com/cardgames/files/archaeolo...	2009-02-24

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